Identifying publications in questionable journals in the context of performance-based research funding.

ABSTRACT: In this article we discuss the five yearly screenings for publications in questionable journals which have been carried out in the context of the performance-based research funding model in Flanders, Belgium. The Flemish funding model expanded from 2010 onwards, with a comprehensive bibliographic database for research output in the social sciences and humanities. Along with an overview of the procedures followed during the screenings for articles in questionable journals submitted for inclusion in this database, we present a bibliographic analysis of the publications identified. First, we show how the yearly number of publications in questionable journals has evolved over the period 2003-2016. Second, we present a disciplinary classification of the identified journals. In the third part of

SUBMITTER: Eykens J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839901 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature